Lot no. 54

3 d. scarlet-vermilion in horizontal pair and 10 d. bright blue, one 3 d. tiny touched in the outer frame line, otherwise clear to wide margins, tied by target to envelope with adjacent "HAMILTON JA 29 1855" to London, endorsed "Per Royal Mail Steamer", adjacent red "8 PAID 10" and London arrival mark; left 3 d. small tear and some creasing pressed; an attractive and rare cover at the 'Crimean War-Rate'; certificate BPA (1995) Provenance: Gerald E. Wellburn Robertson Warren Wilkinson (2007) Joseph Hackmey (2011) Illustrated in Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhart